Posted On: Monday, July 4th, 2016
AHC Atlantic Members Meeting – June 6-7, 2016 For those of you who weren’t there, we had a great 1.5 days of meetings in Halifax! It was a really great opportunity to connect with new members, and long-standing members that we had never met yet in person. We are awaiting the final report which we… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, June 20th, 2016
OTTAWA, June 16, 2016 – The Honourable Jane Philpott, Canada’s minister for health, reaffirmed today Canada’s commitment to participate in the global fight against viral hepatitis. Speaking at a breakfast on Parliament Hill organized by the Canadian Society for International Health (CSIH), Philpott said to the health professionals, government officials, civil society representatives and hepatitis… Read more »
Posted On: Tuesday, May 31st, 2016
The Hepatitis Education Canada Project is looking for your input and feedback on its website. The Hepatitis Education Canada website is for people at risk for or living with hepatitis C and health and social care providers. Clear, accurate information on the website addresses knowledge gaps about hepatitis C care identified by patient and provider project… Read more »
Posted On: Sunday, May 29th, 2016
The Hepatitis C Treatment Information Project (Hep C TIP) has changed its website address. If your website or information collection includes information about our Hep C TIP, please update your links. If your website or information collection doesn’t currently include information about our Hepatitis C Treatment Information Project (Hep C TIP), please add it to… Read more »
Posted On: Tuesday, May 17th, 2016
Join the Public Health Agency of Canada as the Canadian Society for International Health (CSIH) presents on activities to commemorate World Hepatitis Day Canada 2016 upcoming on July 28. CSIH is the secretariat for the Global Hepatitis C Network and works to increase awareness and understanding of hepatitis in Canada and abroad. Last year, the… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, May 2nd, 2016
Holkira Pak is now indicated for people with HIV/Hep C co-infection or post liver transplant The Holkira Pak product monograph has been updated to include that people who are co-infected with HIV and Hep C or who have had a liver transplant can be treated with this drug combination. Holkira Pak is a combination of… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, April 25th, 2016
Posted On: Monday, April 4th, 2016
Surplus in the Trust Fund for the 1986-1990 Hepatitis C Settlement Agreement In direct contradiction to the promise made by the Liberal Party of Canada during the 2015 election campaign not to attempt to recover the quarter-billion dollar surplus in the Trust Fund for the 1986-1990 Hepatitis C Settlement Agreement, the Attorney General of Canada… Read more »
Posted On: Sunday, March 20th, 2016
Last week the AHC released a position paper on the need for a national strategy to eliminate hepatitis C. We will be hosting a briefing and Q&A on this position paper on: Tuesday, March 22 at 12:30 ET. Call-in #: 1-866-465-6318 or 416-915-1249 Conference Code: 2760674 Watch for similar briefing/Q&A sessions for each of… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, March 14th, 2016
Happy 20th Birthday, hepc.bull! Hope you will enjoy HepCBC’s 20th Anniversary hepc.bull Newsletter! Pages 9-12 of this issue are a reprint of the original March 1996 issue! We can hardly believe it ourselves…the hepc.bull is 20 years old? YES! GRASSROOTS MOVEMENT: Much of the March, 1996 issue shows the awkward beginnings of what became an… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, February 29th, 2016
Monday, March 7, 2016, 1 p.m. ET Register now The 5th Canadian Symposium on Hepatitis C Virus will take place on February 26, 2016 in Montreal. Join CATIE for a webinar presenting highlights of critical research presented at the symposium, synthesized and interpreted for community-based service providers. Covering science, epidemiology and public health, this webinar… Read more »
Posted On: Monday, February 29th, 2016
March 21st, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm & March 22nd 9:00 am – 2:30 pm Holiday Inn Express, 15808 104 Avenue, Surrey, BC • The latest HCV information delivered by specialists in the field • Interactive peer panel discussions • HCV Advocacy Training & much more… A great lunch and… Read more »
